Pink Beach

West Manggarai Regency, Komodo, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesiashore20 m maxbeginner

Conditions & tides

Channel site — tidal current funnels through here and can run fast, changing quickly with the tide. It is usually strongest around mid-tide and eases near the slack windows below. Dive with a local operator who knows the timing.

Pink BeachKomodo

Good · 5/5

conditions visualisation

Good5/5

Calm and diveable right now — best window today 8 AM–6 PM.

Wind3 kn SE

Current~0.2 kn WNW · model

Swell

0.2 m · 9s · SW

Water

30 °C

Max depth

20 m

Conditions through the day

7 AM7 PM

Calmest current near slack — 15:45 & 04:30 local

Sunrise 05:32 · Sunset 17:59 local

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Tide · local

Outlook — select a day for full conditions

On-face swell 0.0 m — the component of the swell aimed at this site’s exposed face. Strong-current reef: plan a drift and enter near the slack windows above. Current is a regional model value (Copernicus, ~9 km grid) — a guide to the area, not a precise reef measurement. Imagery © Esri · not depth or visibility.

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Marine forecast via Copernicus Marine. Score is a rule-based guide from swell/wind vs. the site's exposure — always dive your own assessment.

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About this site

Pink Beach (Pantai Merah) is a calm, shallow reef site located near Komodo Island in Indonesia's Komodo National Park, known for its distinctive pink sand as well as its diving. The site reaches a maximum depth of 12 m with a shallowest point of around 3 m, making it a natural fit as a third dive of the day or a first dive for beginners; it is suitable for Open Water certified divers and carries only light current.

The reef features healthy coral and a generally sheltered, easy-to-navigate terrain within the 3–12 m depth range. Turtles and reef sharks are among the regularly encountered species here, and the site is also listed among Komodo's more consistent turtle-sighting locations alongside Siaba Besar and Sebayur.

Pink Beach is also used for night diving by arrangement, when the calm conditions and shallow depth make after-dark exploration practical. The best night-diving window runs April to November, when surface conditions are at their calmest.

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One environmental note for anyone visiting the island itself: Komodo dragons are present on the island, and standard park precautions apply on land. The site is accessible by boat from Labuan Bajo as part of a day trip or liveaboard itinerary.

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